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A local photographer was on the corner when he said he took a photo of a man with a gun in a vehicle during the Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Coos Bay. Brandon Moore was later arrested and was scheduled to have a court appearance on Monday.

COOS BAY — Coos County District Attorney Paul Frasier has yet to receive information on the Brandon Moore case, but is calling for a thorough investigation.

Moore was arrested after allegedly pointing a handgun at Black Lives Matter demonstrators over the weekend in downtown Coos Bay. As The World previously reported, one of the

protesters who saw the incident, Zane Galvin, said the male initially pulled up and flipped off protestors.

“We said ‘Black Lives Matter’ and he straight up pulled his gun on us,” Galvin recounted minutes after the incident.

Robert Fisher was another protester in the group when this happened and said the man looked right at him and said, “White lives matter.”

According to a press release from Frasier’s office, Moore was transported to Coos County Jail on Saturday and was released on his own recognizance. He was set to appear in court on Monday.

“As of this morning, this office has not received any police reports pertaining to this incident.

Once they are received, I will review the reports and make an appropriate charging decision,” said Frasier in the press release.

“It was reported that a male in a black truck stopped at the location and allegedly pointed a handgun at several protestors at the intersection,” read a press release from the Coos Bay Police Department on Saturday. “Police responded and spoke with several witnesses who obtained pictures of the male and his vehicle.

With the help of several citizens Coos Bay Police were able to identify the operator of the vehicle as 36-year-old Brandon Moore of Coos Bay. Moore was arrested for (alleged) menacing Please see Charges, Page A7

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Marshfield’s Kady Cooley receives her diploma Saturday outside the high school. The ceremony stretched several hours with the students set up in different groups.

Marshfield’s graduation marathon ZACH SILVA The World

COOS BAY — It was a full day of celebration in the Marshfield High School parking lot.

Starting at 1 p.m. on a sometimes-rainy and sometimes-sunny Saturday and continuing until past 7 p.m., graduates from Marshfield High School, Destinations Academy and Resource Link paraded past the front of the school in cars before walking across the stage to receive their diploma.

The message for students throughout the day was to savor the moment.

“We made an effort all day not to rush anybody. If students wanted pictures with their parents, etc., we knew we were going to be there for seven hours and if it took an extra minute or two for a student or a family to have a special picture, we wanted to honor that,” said Marshfield principal Travis Howard.

Students were divided into

A Coos Bay Fire Department firetruck leads a parade of graduates past Marshfield High School on Saturday. six groups and were assigned a time. At their given time the graduating senior, along with a car full of family members, would meet at Cascade Farm & Outdoor. From there, cars were escorted by police and firetrucks along Ocean Boulevard, through downtown Coos Bay and all the way to Marshfield High School.

Once at Marshfield, cars lined

up in the roundabout in front of the school. Cars then pulled up to the front entrance where the student would get out and go through the COVID-19 adjusted version of graduation.

Their names were read aloud and were greeted with the usual cheers plus a chorus of horns honking. Each student would go through the stage, receive their

diploma, wave to some administrators and have their pictures taken — and then the process started again with the next student.

“All the reactions we’re hearing have been really positive. First and foremost it was great that the kids got to walk across the stage, that was our big goal that we wanted some formality of them walking across the stage and getting their diploma,” said Howard.

After being away from in-person schooling for the past three months because of COVID-19, countless end of year traditions were cancelled. At Marshfield there was an extra emphasis put on the importance of this unique graduation.

“Students were very happy, lots of tears as they were coming through. I think they were concerned that they would not get some sort of closure or graduation and I think there were really impressed with what we had set up,” said Howard.

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SOUTH COAST — According to a recent press release from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, hunter education classes will resume in Oregon on June 13. The classes will have safety measures in place to protect both students and volunteer instructors.

Those interested can find and register for the latest classes and field days, at bit.ly/2zeBaYS. Students can choose to take a conventional class or finish most of the class independently by workbook or online and take a field day. More classes and field days will be added, so ODFW recommends interested parties check the website frequently if they can’t find classes and field days hosted in their area.

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Protestors heartened by swift reform ATLANTA (AP) — In the two weeks since George Floyd’s killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arrested and charged amid large global protests against violence by police and racism.

The moves are far short of the overhaul of police, prosecutors’ offices, courts and other institutions that protesters seek. But some advocates and demonstrators say they are encouraged by the swiftness of the response to Floyd’s death — incremental as it may be.

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Graduating during a pandemic: An oral history side.” Then we never came back and I think that’s kind of a surreal moment.

The Marshfield valedicLiam Webster: Vividly torians had plenty to say.

I remember walking in In the final days leading the hall on the last day up to Saturday’s graduaof school with a teacher tion, the six seniors talked … asking him questions with The World all about because stuff was starting the last three months. to pop up about the next Spring term was supposed week being cancelled, to be a time full of lasts: which was the week last prom, last track meet, before spring break. Mr. last assembly, last day Johnson was like, “I of school. Instead these wouldn’t be surprised if seniors have not been to it gets cancelled and I’m in-person classes since not even sure about after March 11. that.” That just struck me.

The following is a look I was like, that’s crazy at how Marshfield’s six that this could actually valedictorians — Kaylee happen.

Delzotti, Edie Clarke, Brianna Giacomini: At Liam Webster, Hannah first it was shock. It defiMork, Brianna Giacomini nitely went from shock to and McKena Pederson confusion to being left in — made it through high the dark and not knowing school during a global what was going to happen. pandemic.

Being really uncertain about everything.

Then it quickly went to disappointment when everything started to get cancelled and all of the things we were looking forward to aren’t going to happen anymore.

As time went on, we just kind of got used to it because that’s all you can really do.

McKena Pederson: When the announcement came Zach Silva Photos, The World out that they were Edie Clarke poses for a photo with her family cancelling it until after receiving her diploma Saturday.

April, then things started getting real Edie Clarke: When I and we started getting a bit left school on the last day more sad. And then it led I remember telling my to school being closed for friends, kind of jokingly, the year and there were a “See you on the other lot of tears ZACH SILVA The World

Kaylee Delzotti and her parents.

Kaylee Delzotti: In the beginning I guess it was really hard, it was so foreign to all of us, like how do we even do this? How are we going to continue our senior year?

We just adapted over time and it just became like a second language to us. Just to check in regularly, just to make sure we’re on top of all of our school work. Teachers have also adjust really well to it.

At the beginning it was kind of awkward because it was like ... ‘how much school work should I give?

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Are you overwhelmed?’

They don’t know because we don’t ever see them face-to-face so they don’t actually know how we’re doing. But I think it was handled really, really well.

Hannah Mork: Well, at first I was like confused — wait, so do I need to complete my physics homework or not? Then I got the call … and she’s like, “No, you’re done for the year.” And I was like, “No what do you mean by that though?” And she was like, “You’re done, you don’t have to do anything anymore.” And I was like sitting next to my stack of

completed physics homework going, are you kidding me?

Liam Webster: I think I kept reminding myself it will get better and that it’s just temporary. But it was crazy, especially getting to the end of senior year you start hanging out with your friends a lot and getting the most out of your time and then all of a sudden it just transitions quick to not hanging out every Friday or Saturday or whatever.

Kaylee Delzotti: It’s been really difficult. But to an extent, I’ve learned that I’m more of an extrovert than introvert. It’s been interesting just to figure that out and like okay, I can just FaceTime my friends every night. A few of my friends we’ve met up in parking lots and just sat on top of our cars and talked and just caught up. It’s been kind of a wild ride with the social aspect of life.

Brianna Giacomini: I think that some of the things that hit us the hardest as seniors was losing all of those big landmarks of graduating. Like our senior prom and our last chance at state in our sports and events. We missed out on a lot of that last bonding opportunities and the celebration of the fact that we made it. That we did it, that we accomplished what we had set out to accomplish. And we didn’t really have a chance to celebrate that together.

Kaylee Delzotti: Missing out in sports, especially track, that was kind of disappointing. I was the captain so I was really sad that I didn’t get to lead the team this year through our

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meets and practices and everything else with them.

So that was really, really sad.

Hannah Mork: The awards that we do at the end of every year for student academics, I was never chosen for one of those. And I’m like dude

I’m valedictorian, how the heck is this happening? I am excelling in excellence somewhere. I was holding

McKena Pederson and her family. out hope this year and was really bummed we didn’t have that assembly because I was like … my one time … I haven’t got any got any awards from Marshfield until this year and all of those assemblies were cancelled.

But there is also the upside to that is that they were forced to make slide shows that will be imprinted on the world forever because nothing leaves the internet.

Brianna Giacomini and her mom.

McKena Pederson: (On Thursday) we had our practice parade for our graduation on Saturday and it was honestly just a huge shock to suddenly be around everyone once again that we haven’t seen in months. I really have missed my friends and being able to be around them constantly.

Liam Webster: It’s a huge feeling of relief and definitely excitement now that we‘re actually done and it’s objectively right here and we can finally check it off on the list even though these last couple of months have been such a weird position where you’re still sort of in school but not in school. So to finally have the date where you’re completely done and like can take your cb.k12 account off your computer will be like a huge relief.

Brianna Giacomini: I don’t think anyone in my class would have imagined

that we are graduating the way that we are. But it is really nice to know that everyone still supports us and cares about us and are proud of us. So I’m going to make the most of it if it’s all I get to have for the end of my senior year. I plan on enjoying it.

When I look back at this point in time, I think what I’m going to think about the most is how no matter how crazy the world is, we can still pull through and accomplish big things even if you don’t think that it’s going to happen. Things don’t always work out the way you want them to but it will work out somehow in the end.

Kaylee Delzotti: I’m definitely going to remember the time that I got to spend with my family before I left for college.

Some of the final memories I had with my childhood friends. Even though we weren’t exactly close, physically, due to all this happening we definitely got to spend some quality time together through just the small things. That’s what I’ll remember.

It’s definitely been a ride.

Edie Clarke: I feel like this has brought out the best and the worst of people but mostly the best. I feel like we’ve really come together and like my community has been a little more supportive than usual and everybody is just together in this and I think that will stand out.

Just how different it was.

It’s totally unlike anything we’ve ever imagined or experienced ever. I don’t know how I’ll ever forget something like this, it’s kind of like you just can’t forget it.

Kaylee Delzotti will be attending Linfield College where she will run track and field and cross country and study biochemistry and molecularly biology; Edie Clarke will be attending University of Utah where she will study ballet and kinesiology; Liam Webster will be attending University of California, Berkeley, where he will study engineering; Hannah Mork will be attending Carroll College in Montana where she will study nursing and be part of the cheer team; Brianna Giacomini will finish up classes at SWOCC this summer before attending Pacific University where she will study engineering and acting; McKena Pederson will be attending Brigham Young University where she will study history.

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Coos Bay clinic offering baby formula AMANDA LINARES The World

COOS BAY — For more than 10 years, the Pacific Pregnancy Clinic in Coos Bay has been providing support services to families in need.

This year, the clinic will continue on its tradition of offering free infant formula and diapers to people in need of baby supplies at the 2020 Downtown Coos Bay Farmers Market.

Due to the new corona-

virus, Madge Osborn, executive director at Pacific Pregnancy Clinic, said she’s seen people’s need for essential items such as infant formula increase over the past couple of months.

“We’ve been giving out formula for about 15 years,” said Osborn. “We know now there are a lot of people out there in need and so we have insulated bags with infant formula at the market as well as size 1 and 2 diapers that

we’re giving away.”

According to Osborn, the clinic, which has secured a booth at the Farmers Market from now until the end of the season in October, is also offering brochures and information on its services at the market to anyone interested in learning more about what they do.

The clinic she said often receives large amounts of infant formula from food banks and other doctor’s offices which its

staff members will hand out for free throughout the year. There are no income requirements, nor do people have to be clients of the clinic to receive the free infant formula and diapers, said Osborn.

Like so many other organizations and businesses on the South Coast, Osborn said in April the clinic reduced its hours and provided services on an appointment-only basis as a way to remain compliant with the state’s

COVID-19 safety guidelines.

During that time, its outreach and educational services were delivered curbside and lesson plans on topics such as nutrition and early child development were continued. Since May, the clinic has returned back to its regular hours and reopened slowly and with social distancing and other safety guidelines still in place.

Being a nonprofit orga-

nization, Osborn said the clinic often relies on the community and support from a number of local individuals and businesses around the county.

“We’re just so supported by this great community,” said Osborn. “We really have an incredible group of supporters.”

The Pacific Pregnancy Clinic will be at the Coos Bay Farmers Market every Wednesday in downtown Coos Bay from now until Oct. 28.

Central Coast subarea gets sixth opening for halibut The World NEWPORT — Those who want to catch a halibut will get another chance in July.

An additional weekend in July, July 23-25, was added to Oregon’s Central Coast Subarea to replace the May 14-16 opening that was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.

The Subarea includes ports from Port Orford to Garibaldi.

The weekend was originally scheduled as a “backup” opening and was added as a sixth fixed opening for this popular fishing area. ODFW delayed the initial opener from May 14 to May 21 to allow more time for ports, charters and other facilities to prepare for reopening and to ensure fair and equitable access to halibut across the entire Central Coast Subarea.

The Subarea was opened

for halibut fishing on May 21-23 and May 28-30.

Remaining fixed openings are June 11-13, June 18-20, July 9-11 and July 23-25. These dates were scheduled based on public input earlier this year, and additional all-depth fishing days may be opened later in the spring or summer if “quota” remains, according to ODFW representative Lynn Mattes.

As she explained, a certain amount of halibut can be fished from the subarea.

This year’s limit, or quota, for halibut is 171,000 pounds. To reach the quota, the state may open the subarea to halibut fishing for additional dates.

Those wishing to partake in halibut fishing must have both a Combined Angler and Sport Fishing License.

Many coastal communities remain concerned about a large influx of

visitors while some COVID-19 restrictions are still in effect. Anglers are asked to be mindful of the Governor’s Executive Order as well as coastal community concerns and: • Check for access before leaving.

• Stay home if they are sick.

• Stick close to home, rather than traveling far to hunt fish, clam or crab.

• Avoid crowds and leave if the planned destination looks crowded.

• Be prepared for reduced access to restrooms and other facilities, as they may be limited. Participants are encouraged to bring their own soap, water, hand sanitizer, toilet paper and food.

• Practice social distancing and keep six feet between themselves and anyone outside their immediate households. This includes while on a boat or

at a fish-cleaning station.

• Wash their hands often and bring soap, water and hand sanitizer with them.

• Pack out what they pack in. This includes garbage and disposable gloves and masks.

For more about halibut fishing, including a map of Oregon’s recreational seasons, please visit https:// myodfw.com/pacific-halibut-sport-regulations

Basin Tackle Pro-Staff Trenton and Keifer show a 62-pound halibut they caught out of Charleston in 2017.

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Oregon Health Authority to public: COVID-19 still in communities The World PORTLAND — As Oregon reopens, the Oregon Health Authority reminds the public that COVID-19 is still in communities Sunday’s count of people testing positive for COVID-19 marked the highest daily count since the onset of the pandemic in Oregon. Monday, the OHA announced an additional 114 cases. These numbers are tied to several factors, including more widespread testing, increased contact tracing and active monitoring of close contacts of cases. Workplace outbreaks are another source of the high number.

State and county public health officials continue to work with businesses to address outbreaks and protect the health of workers.

“While we move further along the path to reopening Oregon, these numbers serve as a reminder that the coronavirus is still in our communities,” OHA stated in its daily coronavirus update. “Oregonians need to continue to maintain physical distancing, wear face coverings where physical distancing cannot be maintained and follow good hand hygiene. We also ask you to answer the

call if someone from local public health calls to let you know you may have come into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

“Together, we have slowed the spread of COVID-19 and flattened the curve. We can continue to support our families and communities by following health and safety guidelines as Oregon reopens.”

Daily coronavirus update On Monday, the OHA reported 114 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, bringing the state’s total cases to 4,922. No new deaths were reported as of 12:01 a.m.

Monday and the state’s death toll from COVID-19 remains at 164. The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported Monday are in the following counties: Clackamas (13), Hood River (3), Jefferson (1), Klamath (1), Lane (1), Lincoln (61), Marion (8), Multnomah (16), Umatilla (8), Washington (2).

The high number in Lincoln County is related to an outbreak at Pacific Seafood in Newport, according to OHA. Outbreak totals will be reported in Wednesday’s COVID-19

Weekly Report.

To see more case and county level data, visit the Oregon Health Authority website: www.healthoregon.org/coronavirus.

Legislature allocates $247M from Coronavirus Relief Fund On Friday, June 5, the Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board approved $247 million in funding to support communities, individuals, and businesses impacted

by COVID-19. The funds come from the federal CARES Act and include investments to support housing and utility assistance, mental health and addictions services, assistance to childcare providers, rural hospitals, and other critical programs.

Meeting recordings and materials from Emergency Board meetings can be found on the Oregon State Legislature website. You can also download a press release from House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney with a list of the approved funding.

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Letters to the Editor The spark of a movement to change the nation George Floyd was a less than exemplary citizen. He committed minor crimes and was not the sort of person to whom we would wish our children to emulate. So, how does such an individual of questionable renown become the iconic inspirator of a world-wide movement that has the potential to dramatically change the face of what is arguably still the most powerful nation on earth?

Despite what the headlines and hyperbolic pundits portray in the media about racism and injustice, this is not just about Black Lives Matter. Of course, black lives matter but no more nor less than white, brown, or yellow lives. This is less an issue of race than it is an issue of humanity. The brutal treatment of George Floyd at the hands of four policemen whose mission is supposed to be to secure the peace and safety of the citizens they serve sparked a movement that may well change the face of our nation.

Though the George Floyd incident may have been the spark that touched of this firestorm of protest, the causation of this movement runs far deeper than Mr. Floyd’s unfortunate demise.

What we are witnessing today is more about systemic inequality, injustice, and divisiveness at all levels of our society from the peak of the socio-economic mountain to the bottom than racism, per se. Racism is merely the rallying cry.

Our political system has become dystopian in its binary polarization. To express liberal or conservative thoughts is to make one the enemy of the other.

Our legislative politicians follow the money trail. What is best for the American people has become secondary to which interest has the most powerful lobby or makes the largest contribution to

political campaigns. The executive branch is worse because in addition to financial support it must have the sycophantic support of those with whom it interacts. It has become so egocentric as to have completely lost sight of its mission to serve its constituency and to faithfully respect and adhere to the oaths of office each have taken. The governed no longer trust their government.

That is the beginning of the end of democracy as we know it.

That is what this protest movement is all about. We should be paying close attention. We must fix it or face dystopia when our constitutionally based republic, as we know it, no longer exists.

Jon Barton Coos Bay Love is the answer To all humankind, The time for critical thinking wlll come , but it is not now. In a rush to judgement everyone is tripping over one another to apologize or accuse. Our institutions are in peril. We have lost our collective minds. Alas, humans are apt to do this. Society does not need my apology , nor my statement of guilt, nor my paying of a tribute. These things I say at my peril. I truly believe most of you reading this are not racist. However the process we have embarked on dictates some members of society admit we are. My hope is through critical thinking , we will be able to clearly see the actual issues and to cope or deal with these impediments to our collective lives. For those who insist that the end justifies the means, I would say please stop and think, really think about how we should all make this work out in the end. Let us be about our Fathers business and not succumb to our human deprivations.

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in Coos County history 100 YEARS June 9, 1920 Selects Landing Place At Powers F.A. Elliott of the State Forestry Department Here Airplane Will Be Used to Patrol the Forest Districts and Must Have Place to Stop F.A. Elliott of the state forestry department left this morning for Salem after having been in this county to make arrangements for the landing of the airplanes of the forest patrol service which will be used this year.

Mr. Elliott selected a landing place at Powers just west of the town. With some improvement work it can be make a suitable place for the machines to land.

The airplanes will also have the landing place in Marshfield to use.

The airplanes which the forestry service will use will be of great benefit in quickly locating fires which start in the forests.

75 YEARS June 9, 1945 Superior Buys Myrtle Point Cheese Plant Plymouth Products company, Inc., of Oakland, Cal., has completed the purchase of three cheese factories in Myrtle Point area for its subsidiary, the Superior Cheese company of Green Bay, Wis., it was announced here today by Walker J. Schriver, vice-president of

Plymouth Products company.

Schriver announced the purchase today of the Rumiano Brothers factory at Myrtle Point, and he announced earlier this week the purchase of the Broadbent and Lundy factories.

The Superior Cheese company will take over operation of Rumiano Brothers’ factory June 16 and it already is operating the other two plants.

50 YEARS June 9, 1970 Bay Hospital Group To File Money Application Application for Hill-Burton federal construction grant money in the amount of $1,800,000 will be filed by the Bay Area Hospital District June 22, it was announced today by Rudy Juul, board of directors member.

Skidmore, Owings and Merill, (SOM), Portland architectural firm, Monday presented a schematic outline showing how various departments within the new medical facility will relate to one another and how personnel within those departments relate to one another.

15 YEARS June 9, 2005 Myrtle Point grad crowned Coos County Dairy Princess The Coos County Dairy Women have announced the coronation and crowning

ceremony for its 2005 Coos County Dairy Princess Ambassador Lupe Torres.

Torres will represent the Coos County dairy industry as she participates in promotional activities, both local and statewide.

Torres is the daughter of Patti and Florencio Torres of Myrtle Point. She is a 2004 graduate of Myrtle Point High School and has just completed her freshman year at Oregon State University.

Torres will present a speech focused on the dairy industry and a commercial for dairy products. A dessert and ice cream reception will follow at 1 p.m. on Friday, in the OSU Extension conference room, located at the Ohlsen Baxter Building, 631 Alder St., in Myrtle Point.

Food fight at NBMS A food fight broke out at around noon on Wednesday at North Bend Middle School, according to North Bend Police officer Jerry Merritt - the school resource officer for the North Bend School District.

“I’m glad I was not there when it started,” Merritt said, chuckling. “It was quite the food fight.”

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Sweden Backtracks on Its Low-Pain Pandemic Cure Sweden offered hope that the coronavirus could be reined in without great inconvenience or economic pain. Unlike its neighbors in Scandinavia and elsewhere, Sweden didn’t put its people in strict lockdown. Restaurants, bars and shops buzzed with their usual customers.

Gyms stayed open, and kids under 16 went to school.

Images of Swedes sunning themFROMA HARROP selves at crowded cafes dowsed many quarantined Americans and Europeans with envy. Even as other societies start letting people venture forth, they still generally require masks for entry in stores and other businesses.

Oh, how we wished Sweden’s approach would work!

Apparently, it didn’t.

Sweden now has one of the highest death rates in the world -- almost 44 per 100,000 people. The number of U.S. deaths per 100,000 is just over 32. In Denmark, it’s 10, and in Norway, less than five.

Sweden’s economy, meanwhile, is expected to shrink a punishing 7 percent this year, about the same as that of the rest of the European Union. And Swedes may be

blocked from other countries opening up as part of an effort to close the doors to high-risk COVID-19 areas.

The mastermind behind Sweden’s controversial strategy on the virus, epidemiologist Anders Tegnell, has admitted the errors of his thinking. He told Swedish radio that had he known what would have happened, he would have advised a more restrictive policy.

His plan went like this: The most vulnerable Swedes would isolate themselves while the young and healthy people out and about would contract the disease and recover -- and build antibodies against reinfection. This would create a herd immunity, whereby enough people become resistant and the virus fades for lack of victims.

Herd immunity also occurs when large majorities get vaccinated against a specific disease.

Meanwhile, the economy would thrive, according to the theory. But now Sweden’s finance minister is sounding the alarm that the country is about to enter the worst economic downturn since World War II. Making the flaws in Tegnell’s approach more vivid are the factors that should be minimizing Swedish death rates. Sweden has one of the lowest obesity rates in Europe. (Excess weight is a risk factor for coronavirus death.) Sweden already benefited from low population density and a large proportion of people living alone. And its strong public health system enables Sweden to provide

good care to those afflicted.

Before the bad news started pouring in last month, the Swedish approach had garnered both fans and critics.

Experts in the science of disease spread regarded the Swedish people as a control group in a global study. How would they fare next to those in other countries that greatly limited human interaction? Not so well, it seems.

America has embarked on its own controlled experiment whereby some parts of the country are throwing off restrictions while others are doing it slowly. Even Sweden banned gatherings of more than 50 people -- and continues to do so. There are no such rules in many parts of the country.

You do wonder what’s going to happen to the maskless revelers who famously jam-packed a Memorial Day pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. At least one attendee has tested positive for the virus. Same question applies to the crowds filling bars in Texas and beaches in Florida.

Many officials are concerned that the recent mass protests during which participants stood inches apart, many without masks, would undo the hard social-distancing work that had slowed the virus. It was hoped that higher temperatures would help, but now there’s fear that good weather could encourage crowding.

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Bonnie Pointer, early member of Pointer Sisters, dies at 69 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bonnie Pointer, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of the next two decades, died Monday.

The Grammy winner died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles, publicist Roger Neal said. She was 69.

“It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister, Bonnie died this morning,” sister Anita Pointer said in a statement. “Our family is devastated, on behalf of my siblings and I and the entire Pointer family, we ask for your prayers at this time.”

Bonnie Pointer often sang lead and was an essential member of the group through its early hits including “Yes We Can Can” and “Fairytale.” She would leave for a short and modest solo career in 1977 as her sisters went on to have several mega-hits without her.

Ruth, Anita, Bonnie and June, born the daughters of a minister who also had two older sons, grew up singing in his church in Oakland, California.

It was Bonnie, shortly after graduating high school, who first wanted to move away from singing gospel songs into clubs to pursue a professional singing career.

“The Pointer Sisters would never have happened had it not been for Bonnie,” Anita Pointer said

in her statement.

She convinced younger sister June to join her, and the two began doing gigs together as a duo in 1969.

Eventually they’d enlist their two older sisters, who were already married with children, to join them.

The quartet brought unique fusion of funk, soul and 1940s-style jazz, scat and pop to their act, often dressing in a retro style that resembled their forerunners the Andrews Sisters.

They worked as backup singers for Taj Mahal, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop and others before releasing their self-titled debut album in 1973, and the song “Yes We Can Can,” a funky anthem calling for unity and tolerance, became their breakout hit.

They followed up with “That’s A Plenty,” which featured an eclectic mix of musical styles ranging from jazz to gospel to pop.

They even delved into country. Bonnie and Anita co-wrote the song “Fairytale” about a crumbling relationship. The song earned them a groundbreaking gig performing as a rare African American act at the Grand Ole Opry, and they would win their first Grammy, for best country vocal performance by a group.

Bonnie Pointer left the group in 1977, signing a solo deal with Motown Records.

“We were devastated,” Anita Pointer told The Associated Press in 1990.

“We did a show the night she left, but after that, we

just stopped. We thought it wasn’t going to work without Bonnie.”

She would have only modest solo success. Her biggest hit was “Heaven Must Have Sent You,” a 1979 disco cover of an earlier Motown hit by the Elgins. It reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1979.

After making three albums for Motown, she would retire from the studio, and only perform occasionally.

Her three sisters, who had nearly disbanded when she quit, instead regrouped, shed their retro image for a modern pop sound, and became one of the biggest acts of the 1980s with huge hits including “He’s So Shy,” “Jump (For My Love)” and “Neutron Dance.”

Bonnie married Motown producer Jeffrey Bowen in 1978. The two separated in 2004 and divorced in 2016.

She twice reunited with her sisters for public appearances. Once in 1994, when they received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and again in 1996 at a show in Las Vegas.

“She had always told me, mother, I want something for myself,” Bonnie’s mother Sarah Pointer told Ebony in 1974. “I want to be somebody in this world.”

June Pointer, the youngest of the sisters, died in 2006.

In addition to Ruth and Anita, Bonnie Pointer is survived by her two older brothers, Aaron and Fritz.

Portland police chief resigns SALEM (AP) — Portland’s police chief resigned on Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department’s handling of protests in Oregon’s largest city. An African American lieutenant on the force replaced her.

The shakeup came as police have been sharply criticized for using what has been called inappropriate force against some protesters as huge demonstrations continue in Portland.

“To say this was unexpected would be an understatement,” new Police Chief Chuck Lovell said at a news conference.

“I’m humbled. I’m going to listen. I’m going to care about the community, and I’m looking forward to this journey.”

He and community leaders of color credited Jami Resch, a white woman, for stepping down as George Floyd protests roiled the city.

Resch told the news conference that Lovell is “the exact right person at the exact right moment” to head the police department.

Resch had replaced Danielle Outlaw, who was Portland’s first African American female police chief and who became Philadelphia police commissioner in February.

Resch said she suggested the shakeup to Mayor Ted Wheeler, who said he supported Lovell to lead the department as it moves through needed reforms.

“We need Chief Lovell’s leadership,” Wheeler said at the news conference.

“We must re-imagine reform and rebuild what public safety looks like.”

Lovell served as Outlaw’s executive assistant.

Under Resch, he led a new Community Services Division that included the Behavioral Health Unit, The Oregonian/Oregon-

Live reported. The unit’s mission, according to its web page, is to aid people in crisis resulting from mental illness and/or drug and alcohol addiction.

Resch said she will stay with the department in a different role.

Demonstrators held two peaceful George Floyd protests in Portland but a third one that lasted until the early hours of Monday resulted in at least 20 arrests, with some demonstrators throwing objects at police, who fired tear gas and sponge-tipped projectiles.

Full beverage containers, glass bottles, hardboiled eggs and rocks were thrown or fired at officers using sling-shots, police said in a statement Monday. A medic who was working with the officers was hit in the stomach with a rock.

The protest that turned violent happened at the Justice Center in downtown Portland.

The ACLU of Oregon has called on Portland police to end the use of tear gas, impact weapons and flash bang devices.

“We join the protesters in calling for a new approach in our community, and demanding that we uphold the rights of people who have historically had their rights and humanity denied,” the rights group said Sunday.

Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who is African American, slammed the recent police

response to some protests.

“I’m incredibly troubled by the excessive force used nightly by PDX police since the protests began,” she said. “The videos and painful firsthand accounts of community members getting tear gassed and beaten by police for exercising their 1st Amendment rights should be concerning for us all.”

Lovell’s appointment does not require City Council approval, Wheeler’s spokeswoman Eileen Park said.

Police say they have encouraged peaceful protests, but smaller groups splinter from the demonstrations or come out later to engage in mayhem.

Protesters Monday evening walked onto Interstate 84 in Portland’s Lloyd District, which led to officials temporarily shutting it down in that area, news footage showed. Earlier, protesters cheered when a speaker at the demonstration talked about the police chief’s resignation. “Are we done yet,” he asked the crowd. “No,” the crowd shouted back.

Another crowd near the downtown jail after 9 p.m. was urged by police not to shake and climb a fence erected to keep protesters away. “We are not here to police a fence,” Portland police said on Twitter.

“We are here to protect the people who work in the Justice Center and the adults in custody who are living there.”

DEATH NOTICES Gwendolyn “Gwen” Crosby - 88, of Coos Bay, passed away June 8, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of Coos Bay Chapel, 541-267-3131 www.coosbayareafunerals.com

Karen Ann Hassett 70, of North Bend, passed away on June 6, 2020 in Coos Bay. Arrangements are under the care of North Bend Chapel, 5 41-756-0440.

Nelson’s Bay Area Mortuary Sending Best Wishes to all Graduates of 2020 Dream Big • Work Hard • Make it Happen 405 Elrod Ave., Coos Bay • 541-267-4216 John & Tanya Nelson Funeral Directors/Owners

OBITUARIES Lester Eugene “Red” Brown April 10, 1932 – June 4, 2020

Graveside Services were held at the Pioneer Cemetery in Coquille on June 9, 2020.

Red was born on April 10, 1932 in Harmon Township, Arkansas. He went to be

with the Lord on June 4, 2020 in Coquille, Oregon.

Red was a Naval Veteran of the Korean War and Served aboard the U.S.S. Floyds Bay, a sea plane tender. He will be remembered for his love of family, generosity, and sense of humor.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Marcien (Pruessler) Brown; sons, Rick and Alan Brown; grandchildren, Michelle Cook and Mike Brown; great-grandchildren, Coltyn and Brendon Cook; sisters, Helen Dorland, Donna Hall,

and Karen Arnett; he was also blessed with many nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of cards and flowers the family would appreciate Bible donations in the memory of Eugene Brown through Gideons International. www.gideons.org Arrangements are under the direction of Amling/ Schroeder Funeral Service – Coquille Chapel, 541-3963846 Online remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www. westrumfuneralservice.com.

Dennis Lee Graves May 25, 1936 – June 5, 2020

Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, June 13, 2020 at the First Baptist Church, 29755 Turner St. Gold Beach.

On Friday, June 4, 2020, Denny Graves, loving husband and father, passed away to be with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, at the age of 84. Denny passed peacefully of natural causes with his family by his side.

Denny was born on May 25, 1936 in Burns, Oregon to Morrie and Mildred Graves.

In 1946, just after WWII, the Graves family transitioned to Gold Beach, where the family made a living in the fishing and outdoor industries. Dennis married the love of his life, Linda Woyak in 1972, raising two sons, Wilbur and Terrence

Graves, and three daughters, Lauri Hale, Cindy Graves, and Jodee Wallace. Dennis and Linda were married 48 wonderful years.

From an early age, Denny had a fearless sense of adventure, which, combined with his love of the outdoors, resulted in numerous circumstances that would make most men retreat in fear. As a powerful swimmer, Denny was the “go-to” resource for Curry County Sheriff, Alan Boice, whenever there was a need for a rescue or commercial diver. Denny was accredited for saving at least four lives during both Rogue River and ocean rescue operations. Denny owned commercial fishing boats out of Brookings in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, including the fishing boats Kingfisher and Moocher. Denny was an avid white-water rafter, fisherman, and firearms marksman. In 1970, Denny graduated from the University of Oregon with a teaching degree. Denny taught school in Brookings for one year and 28 years at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, where he also coached basketball and baseball. Denny

retired from teaching in 1998 and moved to Agness, where he lived out the retirement of his dreams. Denny built boats in his woodshop, fished in his jet boat, hiked the wilderness, raised exotic animals, grew amazing fruit and vegetables, and swam the Illinois River on a regular basis. Denny was inducted into the Gold Beach Athletic Hall of Fame. He had a basketball scoring record that stood for nearly 40 years. Denny will be forever remembered for his sense of humor and his love of children and grand-children.

Nothing brought more joy to Denny than taking loved ones sturgeon or salmon fishing.

Denny is survived by his wife of 48 years, Linda Graves; son, Wilbur Graves of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Terrence Graves of Walterville; daughter, Lauri Hale of Corvallis; daughter, Cindy Graves of Lake Shelan, Wash.; daughter, JoDee Carter of Grants Pass; 20 grand-children and 7 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements are under the direction of Musgrove Mortuary, 541-510-2154.

DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren Triangle full of drama started as a crush in middle school DEAR ABBY: In middle school, I had a crush on a boy. He didn’t even know I existed. Through a chance meeting many years later, he noticed me, but there were complications. He didn’t know how to tell his ex it was too late for her, and it became a love triangle.

She saw the error of her ways and left.

He and I have been together ever since.

He still talked to her as they had been friends forever, but two months ago he stopped.

Meanwhile, through all of this, she has been cyber-stalking and manipulating me. She has created multiple Facebook accounts to torture me, sent me a video of my boyfriend doing sexual things and tried to make me believe it was current. (It was five years old.)

He cut off contact with her, and it was glorious until last week, when she helped him get back in touch with his son, whom he hasn’t seen in 10-plus years. I see it for the manipulation it is, but he sees it as her redemption. He doesn’t care that it hurts me, and he refuses to get rid of her.

She has slandered me all over Facebook, and I don’t think he should expect me to be OK with this or for him to even WANT a person like that in his life. He was AMAZING without her influence. How do I get him back to that person? I miss him so much! -- ANGUISHED IN ARIZONA DEAR ANGUISHED: Let me get this straight. This man cheated on his ex with you, and you expected her to play fair? I wish you had mentioned why your boyfriend hasn’t seen his son in more than 10 years. It might have been the most interesting paragraph in your letter. Were he and his ex married?

Just living together while she was “in denial”?

From where I sit, she is doing everything she can to fight for “her man.” He appears to have fences to mend with his son and with her, and you may have to accept it. It looks like he has already made up his mind about that, and unless

you can accept it, your romance will be over. Only you can decide whether staying with this person is worth the drama.

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law moved into the house next door three years ago. While I enjoy her company and like her as a person, I’m having difficulty expressing my frustration with one particular issue.

I have a beautiful hedge that separates our driveways and provides privacy. She regularly leaves her garbage can lids on top of my hedge as well as various other things she’s discarding (eventually). Today I noticed a large portion of the shrub showing what appears to be a chemical burn. (She has been known to use toxic chemicals to rid her yard of weeds, etc.) I don’t want to offend her, but at the same time, I’m struggling to find the words to properly address my desire for her to mind the property line. Help! -- RELATED TO MY NEIGHBOR DEAR RELATED: This is something you should have addressed when the problem started. Approach her calmly and say something like this: “It bothers me that you leave your trash can lids and other items on my hedge. When you do, it makes me feel disrespected.

Something you left on the hedge has damaged it. My hedge was expensive to install, and this is upsetting me. Please don’t do it again.”

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The Dalai Lama will release first album in July Dalai Lama — she asked again, this time writing a letter and handing it to one of his assistants.

Five years later, “Inner World” is born.

The album featuring teachings and mantras by the Dalai Lama set to music will be released on July 6, his 85th birthday.

“I’d never heard him speak like this.

He really was so excited ... he actually proceeded to explain to me how important music is,” Kunin said. “He leaned forward and his eyes were sparkling, and his fingers were rubbing together and he (talked) about how music can help people in a way that he

can’t; it can transcend differences and return us to our true nature and our good heartedness.”

The 11-track project will be released in conjunction with a companion booklet.

On her trip to India in 2015, Kunin wrote down a list of topics and mantras she thought would be great for the album, and recorded the conversations with the Dalai Lama for “Inner World.” The religious leader recites the mantras of seven Buddhas on the album, discussing topics like wisdom, courage, healing and children. The track “Compassion,” one of the most famous Buddhist prayers, was released Tuesday.

When Kunin returned home, her husband, Abraham, who is also a musician and producer, helped her create music and sounds to enhance the Dalai Lama’s messages and powerful words.

Kunin said that although they’ve worked on the album for the last five years, it feels extremely relevant releasing it now.

“The entire purpose of this project is to try to help people. It’s not a Buddhist project, it’s to help everyday people like myself, even though I am Buddhist,” she said. “The messages couldn’t be more poignant for our current social climate and needs as humanity.”

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CLASSIC PEANUTS

FRANK AND ERNEST

BY GEORGE DICKIE

7) Outfielder Reggie Jackson 6) Jim Palmer, Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson 5) Earl Weaver (1968-82, 1985-86) 4) Memorial Stadium, their home from 1954 through 1991 3) The Orioles acquired future Hall-of-Famer Frank Robinson from the Cincinnati Reds for pitchers Milt Pappas and Jack Baldschun, and outfielder Dick Simpson 2) Earl Weaver (4), Brooks Robinson (5), Cal Ripken Jr. (8), Frank Robinson (20), Jim Palmer (22) and Eddie Murray (33) 1) The St. Louis Browns

1) What were the Orioles known as prior to the 1954 season?

2) Six Orioles have had their uniform numbers retired. Can you name them?

3) After the 1965 season, the Orioles pulled off a major trade that made the team a power over the next six years.

Who were the principals?

4) In what stadium did the Orioles play when the team first moved to Baltimore?

5) Who has managed the Orioles twice?

6) In 1971, the Orioles pitching staff boasted four 20-game winners. Who were they?

7) In 1976, the Orioles acquired what future Hall of Famer in a swap of impending free agents?

8) What Orioles rookie made his mark by homering on Opening Day in 1982?

9) What year did the Orioles begin by losing 23 of their first 24 games?

Answers: 8) Cal Ripken Jr.

Questions:

9) 1988

NEW YORK (AP) — Stressed out while working at a bank in New Zealand, Junelle Kunin began searching for music paired with teachings from the Dalai Lama to calm herself down and allow herself to focus.

But she couldn’t find it online.

That’s when the musician and practicing Buddhist proposed an idea to The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Let’s make an album fusing music with mantras and chants from the Tibetan spiritual leader.

She was politely turned down.

But on a trip to India — where Kunin says she typically gets a chance to meet the

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Thousands mourn George Floyd in Texas HOUSTON (AP) — The last chance for the public to say goodbye to George Floyd drew thousands of mourners Monday to a church in Houston where he grew up, as his death two weeks ago continues to stoke protests in America and beyond over racial injustice, and spurred France to abruptly halt the use of police choke holds.

Reflecting the weight of the moment, the service drew the families of black victims in other high-profile killings whose names have become seared in America’s conversation over race — among them Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery and Trayvon Martin. “It just hurts,� said Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, sobbing as he ticked off some of their names outside The Fountain of Praise church. “We will get justice.

We will get it. We will not let this door close.�

Under a blazing Texas sun, mourners wearing T-shirts with Floyd’s picture or the words “I Can’t Breathe� — the phrase he said repeatedly while pinned down by a Minneapolis police officer — waited for hours to pay their respects as Floyd’s body, dressed in a brown suit, lay in an open gold-colored casket. Some sang “Lean on Me� and Houston’s police chief bumped fists and embraced others in line. Funeral home spokeswoman La’Torria Lemon said at least 6,000 attended the service.

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On Monday, Frasier called for a thorough investigation of the incident.

where he grew up. Others traveled hours or drove in from other states. Those who couldn’t make it whipped up their own tributes: In Los Angeles, a funeral-style procession of cars inched through downtown as the viewing began in Houston. In Tennessee, residents of Memphis held a moment of silence.

Bracy Burnett approached Floyd’s casket wearing a homemade denim face mask scrawled with “8:46″ — the length of time prosecutors say Floyd, who was black, was pinned to the ground under a white officer’s knee before he died. “All black people are not criminals. All white people are not racists.

All cops are not bad. And ignorance comes in all colors. That’s what I thought about when I viewed the body,� Burnett, 66, said.

Floyd’s death on May 25 has inspired international protests and drawn new attention to the treatment of African Americans in the U.S. by police and the criminal justice system.

Hours into the viewing, a judge in Minneapolis kept bail at $1 million for Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with second-degree murder in Floyd’s death. Chauvin, 44, said almost nothing during the 11-minute hearing while appearing on closed-circuit television from a maximum-security prison.

Two weeks after Floyd’s death, the impact continued to resonate at home and abroad.

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would no longer permit chokeholds that have been blamed for multiple cases of asphyxiation and have come under renewed criticism after Floyd’s death.

In Portland, Oregon, the city’s police chief resigned Monday, just six months into her job, amid criticism of her department’s handling of protests in Oregon’s largest city. An African American lieutenant on the force replaced her. The shakeup came as police have been sharply criticized for using what has been called inappropriate force against some protesters as huge demonstrations continue in Portland. “With this happening to him, it’s going to make a difference in the world,� said Pam Robinson, who grew up with Floyd and handed out bottled water to mourners waiting outside the church in Houston. The punishing heat spiked above 90 degrees and got to dozens in line, including one person who was taken to a hospital. Dozens more were helped to a cooling tent.

Comill Adams said she drove more than seven hours from Oklahoma City with her family, including two children ages 8 and 10. They wore matching black T-shirts with “I Can’t Breathe� on the back — shirts she made up specially for the memorial. “We had been watching the protests on TV. We’ve been at home feeling outraged. At times it brought us to tears,� Adams said. “The fact this one is causing change, we had to come be a part of it.�

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“I have received several phone calls demanding that I immediately prosecute Mr. Moore,� said Frasier. “To suggest that I authorize a prosecution without reviewing all available evidence, such as civilian digital

evidence and eye witness statements, does not allow for the fair administration of justice. ‌ A thorough investigation along with a thorough review by me is needed to make sure the law is accurately and fairly applied.�

“Everywhere you look, you see something that gives you hope,� said Frank James Matthews, 64, an activist in Alabama. “But we have no illusions because something that’s embedded like racism is hard to kill.�

Matthews spent years pushing for the removal of a Confederate monument in Birmingham near the site where four black girls died in a racist church bombing in 1963. The city took down the obelisk last week after protesters tried to remove it themselves during one of the many nationwide demonstrations over Floyd’s killing by police in Minneapolis.

In Virginia, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam last week ordered the removal of an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy.

A judge on Monday halted the move for 10 days, but a spokeswoman for the governor said he remained committed to removing the “divisive symbol.�

At a memorial for Floyd

on Monday in Houston, Bracy Burnett said it was hard to tell if the changes that have taken place since Floyd’s death will last. “It’s a start, but you can’t expect an oppression of 400 years to be eliminated in a few months, a few years,� Burnett, 66, said.

Tancey Houston Rogers, 49, said she’s seen more progress in addressing racism and police brutality in the last two weeks than she’s seen in the past. “Now, we’ve got to take it forward,� she said.

Floyd died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes even after Floyd stopped responding.

Prosecutors have charged that officer, Derek Chauvin, with second-degree murder.

Three other officers at the scene were charged with aiding and abetting.

Minneapolis has since banned chokeholds, and a majority of the City Council has vowed to dismantle the city’s 800-member police agency. Police in Denver have also banned the use of chokeholds and required officers who intentionally point their

gun at someone to notify a supervisor and file a report.

Police officers have also faced charges for violent conduct during protests.

Savano Wilkerson said he worries about a backslide on reform if national attention shifts away from Floyd’s case. He’s also concerned about convictions against the officers charged in Floyd’s death. “It’s not really a win yet because they could easily get off,� the 22-year-old resident of West Palm Beach, Florida, said during a phone interview on Monday.

The recent protests are the country’s most significant demonstrations in a half-century — rivaling those during the civil rights and Vietnam War eras.

During the push for civil rights in the 1960s, activists also won some quick concessions from authorities, said Ashley Howard, an assistant professor of history and African American studies at the University of Iowa. “If you want to take the cynical view, cities want to get back to business as usual,� she said. “They don’t want property defaced. They don’t want to be on the front page of the newspaper.�

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According to the release, ODFW is taking a number of steps to protect both students and teachers participating in classes and field days. Class size will be restricted to 25 students and parents, and instructors will be encouraged to break the class into smaller groups where possible.

Social distance will be maintained except during those brief moments when closer distance is needed to safely handle firearms.

All students and volunteer instructors will be required to wear a mask during the class. Hand sanitizer will be available. Firearms and any other shared materials will be wiped down before being handled by a new student.

“The safety of our instructors and students is the number one priority for ODFW,” said Jered Goodwin, ODFW hunter education coordinator.

“We thank all our students and instructors for helping protect themselves and others by following these classroom rules — and of course, not coming to the class at all if they are sick.”

All ODFW outdoor education classes were canceled in March due to the pandemic — including hunter education, which is required to hunt in Oregon for anyone age 17 and under.

To accommodate those youth hunters who may not have a chance to complete hunter safety classes before the fall 2020 seasons start on August 1, ODFW

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“The stage and the decorations were beautiful, so I was really impressed. I was really thankful of the staff at Marshfield for pulling together and planning for the last two months and really making it a fabulous event considering the constraints we were under.”

While the stage looked the part for a graduation, missing from this “ceremony” was the usual speeches. Those will come to students later in the summer when they receive a copy of the graduation

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the way could have gone wrong but it went really well and that’s just a tribute to the group planning it,” said Trendell.

“I do like the classic graduation where we do a real classy job of it here in our district but this was by far the most fun.”

postponed the field day requirement for the 2020 season. That means youth hunters who have completed the classroom portion online or by workbook before their hunt can hunt the fall 2020 season even if they haven’t completed the field day.

However, these hunters do need to be accompanied by an adult at least 21 years of age on their hunt.

This field day exception is only for the 2020 hunting season. Kids ages 17 and under will need to complete the field day portion of hunting safety class to receive their hunter education certification to hunt next year and in the future. ODFW encourages youth to take the class as soon as they are able.

Youth hunters can go to bit.ly/2zeBaYSto enroll in an online course or request a workbook by emailing ODFW.Info@state.or.us Youth who don’t complete the field day need to carry proof of completion of the classroom portion of the class into the field when they go hunting this fall.

Students who complete the course online can carry the online completion certification in the field as their needed proof.

Students who do the class by workbook need to mail the completed workbook back to ODFW Hunter Education at 4034 Fairview Industrial Dr SE, Salem, 97302. ODFW will then mail these students a certificate to carry in the field, indicating they completed the classroom part of the course.

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MLB offers 76-game season, 16 playoff teams Ball is back in the players’ court as sides try to save the baseball season NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has made another try to start the coronavirus-delayed season in early July, proposing a 76-game regular season, expanding the playoffs from 10 teams to as many as 16 and allowing players to earn about 75% of their prorated salaries.

Players have refused cuts beyond what they agreed to in

March shortly after the pandemic began, part of baseball’s again acrimonious labor relations. The arduous negotiations have jeopardized plans to hold opening day around the Fourth of July in empty ballparks and provide entertainment to a public still emerging from months of quarantine.

MLB’s latest proposal would guarantee 50% of players’ prorated salaries over the regular season, according to details obtained

by The Associated Press.

The proposal would eliminate all free-agent compensation for the first time since the free-agent era started in 1976. It also would

forgive 20% of the $170 million in salaries already advanced to players during April and May. “If the players desire to accept this proposal, we need to reach an agreement by Wednesday,” Deputy Commissioner Dan Halem wrote in a letter to union negotiator Bruce Meyer that was obtained by The Associated Press. “While we understand that it is a relatively short time frame, we cannot waste any additional days if we are to have sufficient time for players to travel to spring training, conduct COVID-19 testing and education, conduct a spring training of an appropriate length, and

schedule a 76-game season that ends no later than Sept. 27.”

“While we are prepared to continue discussion past Wednesday on a season with fewer than 76 games, we simply do not have enough days to schedule a season of that length unless an agreement is reached in the next 48 hours,” he added.

There was no immediate response from the union, which is likely to view the plan as a step back because of the large percentage of salaries not guaranteed.

“There’s social unrest in our country amid a global pandemic. Baseball won’t solve these

problems, but maybe it could help,” Washington pitcher Sean Doolittle tweeted. “We’ve been staying ready & we proposed 114 games — to protect the integrity of the game, to give back to our fans & cities, and because we want to play.”

“It’s frustrating to have a public labor dispute when there’s so much hardship. I hate it,” he said. “But we have an obligation to future players to do right by them. We want to play. We also have to make sure that future players won’t be paying for any concessions we make.”

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Marshfield’s Arturo Ledesma kicks an extra point during Marshfield’s Class 4A semifinal win against Ontario in 2017 at Hillsboro Stadium.

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COOS BAY — Arturuo Ledesma is used to big moments.

As the kicker on the Marshfield football team for the past three seasons, he has helped the Pirates in times of need.

“It was a close game and I knew that I was going to have to do something so I was ready for it,” reflected Ledesma on one of his favorite memories on the team: a game-winning field goal against Gladstone in 2018. “I was staying warmed up, working on my fundamentals and then they called me out there and I was a little nervous, I’m not going to lie. I just knocked it through and was just excited. I was happy.”

He has constantly delivered.

But more than any game or kick, the biggest moment came for Ledesma last Saturday when he graduated from Marshfield High School.

“It’s a dream come true for me. I’m going to be the first in my family to graduate so the pressure is all on me. Being able to walk the stage is going to mean a lot,” said Ledesma.

“Hard work pays off. That’s what it means.”

This has been a constant theme both in the classroom and on the field for Ledesma. His hard work in his academics propelled him to new heights in his family. On top of being the first to graduate from high school, he will also be the first to attend college next fall when he goes to Southern Oregon University in Ashland.

While at SOU, Ledesma will stay busy in the classroom in addition to continuing his football career with the Raiders.

“It’s so exciting, he has such a passion for it — a wonderful work ethic. He wants to be in the weight room, he wants to be better and that was his — his lifelong goal to maybe play at

the next level and there’s no reason to think he can’t. He definitely has the ability to do that,” said Marshfield’s Athletic Director Greg Mulkey.

“I’ve worked with the kickers over the years and there’s nobody better. He’s as good as we’ve ever had. We’ve had some really good kickers over the years, a couple that have gone on to college but he’s very good.”

After playing football in middle school, Ledesma went out for soccer in his freshman year at Marshfield. In his sophomore year, he decided to give football another try.

“It’s funny because my goal was to make my way to the varsity team and the first practice I showed up and I got it, I did it,” Ledesma said.

He was kicking with the JV team when Mulkey, the special teams coach for the varsity football team, saw him in action from across the field.

“So I walk down there and look at my son (JV coach) Tyler (Mulkey) and say, ‘Who is this kid?’ Because I didn’t know him at the time. He said, ‘This is Arturo Ledesma and he’s our kicker,’” remembered Mulkey. “And I said, ‘Well, he’s not your kicker anymore, he’s our kicker.’”

With that, Ledesma was on varsity.

As the Pirates found success, so did Ledesma, who was suddenly getting talked to by schools about playing football in college.

“It was exciting because I’ve always worked so hard because I’ve wanted to play professionally. The main goal was soccer but I found kicking and I fell in love with it. From there I started going to camps and bettering myself. I’m just having fun with it and I continue to get better and I love seeing the improvements,” said Ledesma.

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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jim Nantz will be alone in the broadcast booth when the PGA Tour resumes its schedule Thursday. That’s not the only voice CBS Sports wants to hear at Colonial.

In announcing the broadcast and productions plans for the return to golf, CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus said the network would have what Nantz dubbed a “confession cam.”

Players would walk into a tent during the round and talk briefly into a remote camera.

McManus also said the network has been working more aggressively to have players wear microphones, and that CBS already has received commitments from some players.

“There’s probably a greater appreciation for wanting to contemporize golf coverage,” McManus said Monday on a conference call. “Players are beginning to realize they can play a real role in making the product more interesting at home.”

Nantz, who typically has analyst Nick Faldo at his side in the 18th hole tower, put the onus on the players to liven golf broadcasts and help expand the audience.

“It’s a wonderful opportunity for the game ... to go before a sportsstarved nation and have a chance to create a wider fan base than it’s ever been before,” Nantz said. “A lot has to be personality driven. We need to hear from the players. It’s something that’s not obtrusive. It’s an opportunity for players to invest in their own game.”

The tour resumes with the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial, the first competition in 90 days because of the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down sports worldwide. Golf is the second major sport to resume behind motorsports.

CBS is doing its part of reduce health risks with a production crew that McManus said will be roughly half of what it is for a normal PGA Tour event, with operations such as graphics and video shading in six locations.

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College football takes step toward having a season RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

College football is scheduled to kick off in less than three months and there are plenty of reasons to be hopeful that games will be played Labor Day weekend.

Universities across the country are taking the first cautious, detailed steps toward playing football in a pandemic, attempting to build COVID-19-free bubbles around their teams as players begin voluntary workouts.

“I think the start of the race has a lot to do with how you finish it,” Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades said.

Thousands of athletes will be tested for COVID-19, though not all. Masks will need to be worn — most of the time. Some schools will have players pumping iron this week. Others are

waiting a few more weeks.

“There’s an element of this that’s kind of like building an airplane as you fly it in that we’re learning so much more really every week,” Notre Dame football team Dr. Matt Leiszler said. “But it’s a moving target at times.”

For months, health officials including the NCAA’s chief medical officer have said widespread and efficient COVID-19 testing is pivotal to bringing back sports.

Now that exists, and at many schools every player will be tested before they are permitted to enter a team facility.

Texas A&M athletic director Ross Bjork said the school has conducted just under 500 tests on coaches, staff and athletes since May 18. The Pac-12 is the only major college football conference in which all the members have agreed to test all returning athletes for COVID-19.

Athletes testing positive for the disease have already been reported at Arkansas State, Marshall and Oklahoma State and elsewhere.

Expect that list to grow, and there is no standardized protocol for testing under the most recent NCAA guidelines, which is why plans are different from school to school. Missouri initially announced it would not test all athletes for COVID-19, then said it would. Michigan State will give its athletes two PRC tests (often done with a nasal swab), with a seven-day quarantine in between, before they cause use team facilities. Tulane will be giving every football player PRC and antibody tests.

“You know, there’s nothing that says my testing is going to protect my guys any better than their screening is going to. We don’t know,” said Dr. Greg Stew-

art, team physician for Tulane’s athletic department. “And probably for most of the schools across the country, you know athletic departments are the canary in the coal mine.”

Defending national champion LSU is testing each athlete for coronavirus antibodies upon arrival to campus; some will also get a PCR test to check for an active infection. A positive antibody test at LSU will trigger a PCR test and a positive PCR test means that player will have to isolate for a period of time.

Shelly Mullenix, LSU senior associate athletic director and director of wellness, said some players who test positive for antibodies but negative for active infection will also be isolated depending on symptoms or risk of previous exposure. All players were prescribed a seven-day “quasi-quarantine,” Mullenix

said, after receiving their antibody tests.

Having players return to campus infected is worrisome but inevitable. The protocols being put in place are designed to catch and address that. The real challenge is keeping the players from getting infected after they return.

At Notre Dame, football players will be housed in single rooms at the on-campus Morris Inn hotel. They will face temperature screens and a health questionnaire every time they want to enter a facility to work out.

Notre Dame is planning to structure workout groups by academic schedules. Other schools are using a mix of factors such as keeping friends, roommates or position groups together.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge will miss the remainder of San Antonio’s season while he recovers from surgery on his right shoulder, a major blow to the Spurs’ postseason chances, assuming the season continues as planned.

The Spurs announced Monday that Aldridge had the surgery on April 24, stemming from an injury he suffered in a game at Utah on Feb. 21.

San Antonio is one of the 22 teams will that report to the ESPN Wide Wide Of Sports complex at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida, starting next month, when the NBA

plans to resume its season.

The Spurs have been to the playoffs in 22 consecutive seasons, matching the longest streak in NBA history.

When play resumes, the Spurs will be among four teams — the others being Portland, New Orleans and Sacramento — that are all separated by a half-game in the race for ninth place in the Western Conference and potentially a berth in a play-in series. The gap between those four teams is .010 percentage points.

Aldridge played in two more games after getting hurt, including one on March 10, when he scored 24 points in the Spurs’ win over Dallas.

Aldridge turns 35 next month. He finished this season averaging 18.9 points and 7.4 rebounds.

Meanwhile, The Golden State Warriors expect to have a better idea about how Klay Thompson’s recovery from reconstructive left knee surgery is going once the team can finally reconvene after the long separation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

For now, general manager Bob Myers is encouraged Thompson has experienced no setbacks during the extensive rehabilitation process. Thompson tore the ACL in his left knee on June 13 during Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals.

Ledesma

a scholarship.’ And he goes, ‘Hopefully Arturo will,’” recalled Mulkey.

The two kickers were then put through various drills on kickoffs and field goals. As the workout was going, Ledesma was only getting stronger and drawing more and more attention.

“We started out on kickoffs and I was nailing them. Then we moved on to field goals and I hit some 30s, 40s and a 50.

And after the 50 went through I think is what surprised them,” said Ledesma.

“Well 50-yard field goal, that’s a long ways.

And he goes back and he drills this thing through several of the players from Southern Oregon they come and they chest bump

him and high five him.

It was just an awesome moment,” said Mulkey.

“Just an awesome moment and here’s what is funny.

Afterwards we’re getting ready to leave and the coach beckons me down to the field and he goes, ‘I was wrong. We’re going to scholarship him.’”

With a scholarship to support him, Ledesma is headed to SOU. But what he did at Marshfield, both achieving in the classroom and on the field, won’t be forgotten anytime soon.

“These are the things that you remember in your career,” said Mulkey.

“Arturo is — I get a little emotional but he’s really special to me. Probably one of my major highlights of my career just seeing him develop.”

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He travelled around the country participating in camps and getting more opportunities to kick. Then Ledesma, with Mulkey at his side, went to Southern Oregon for a kicking workout.

While Ledesma was preparing to kick against one other recruit, Mulkey was chatting with SOU head coach Charlie Hall, who he knows from high school coaching, about getting Ledesma an athletic scholarship. “(Hall) said, ‘You know Greg, we don’t typically scholarship kickers. You know, we prefer they just walk on and they can earn

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While there is no chance players would accept this proposal as is, the offer dropped the sliding scale teams embraced last month that would have left stars with just a fraction of their expected pay. The latest proposal figures to spark more talks that could lead to opening day at some point in July.

Players agreed March 26 for prorated salaries that depend on games played, part of a deal for a guarantee of service time if the season was scrapped.

MLB says it can’t afford to play in ballparks without fans and on May 26 proposed an 82-game schedule. The union countered five days later with a 114game schedule at prorated pay that would extend the regular season by a month through October.

MLB is worried a second wave of the virus would endanger the postseason — when MLB is scheduled to receive $787 million in broadcast revenue.

Teams estimate the new offer would guarantee $1.43 billion in compensation: $955 million in salaries, including an allowance for earned

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“But you also have to think about things like, do you want all of your quarterbacks with the same group?” Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said.

As the small groups avoid infection they can be merged to form bigger groups.

“We think we’re going to create four pods,” Stewart said of Tulane’s plan. “We’re going to have the offense that is on campus as a pod. The defense that is on campus is a pod. Special teams that is on campus is a pod. And those that live off campus are a pod.”

While the workouts are voluntary, athletic staffers will be setting up strict schedules and moving equipment to allow for appropriate social-distancing.

Masks will be required at times, though not necessarily when they work out.

Bjork said Texas A&M will clean workout rooms after use, though the locker rooms at many schools will remain closed.

Southeastern Conference schools agreed to allow voluntary workouts starting Monday. The Big

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Faldo will be at Golf Channel studios in Orlando, Florida, along with Frank Nobilo and Ian Baker-Finch, who usually are in towers on the course.

The other talent at Colonial will be Dottie Pepper and Mark Immelman as on-course reporters.

There will be smaller production trucks spread across the compound to promote social distancing.

Nantz will call the action all four days, as the same production will be used for the weekday coverage shown on Golf Channel.

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bonuses; $393 million if the postseason is played — half the broadcast revenue — for a 20% bonus for every player with a big league contract; $50 million for the regular season postseason pool normally funded with ticket money; and $34 million for the forgiven advances.

Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole, who have the highest salaries of $36 million each, would have been guaranteed $5.58 million each under the initial MLB proposal with the chance to earn up to about $8 million, and $25.3 million apiece in the union plan.

They would be guaranteed $8,723,967 each under the latest offer and would get $12,190,633 apiece if the postseason is completed.

A player at the $563,500 minimum could earn up to $244,492 and those at $1 million — about half those on current active rosters — could get up to $389,496.

MLB estimates its revenue would drop from $9.73 billion last year to $2.75 billion this year with a 76-game season. Adding prorated shares of signing bonuses, option buyout, termination pay, assignment bonuses and benefits, MLB says players would get 70.2% of revenue, up from 46.7%. Also factoring in signing bonuses for

amateurs in the draft this week and international players, MLB projects players would get 86.2%, up from 52.1%.

Expansion of the playoffs would make a major change for MLB’s 30 clubs. Postseason teams doubled to four with the split of each league into two divisions in 1969, then to eight with the realignment to three divisions and the addition of a wild card in 1995, a year later than planned due to a players’ strike. The postseason reached its current 10 with the addition of a second wild card and a wild-card round in 2012.

Players proposed expanding the playoffs to 14 teams in both 2020 and ‘21.

The MLB plan also would cover the next two seasons.

It doesn’t specify a format other than as many as eight clubs per league.

Free agent compensation has long caused bitter fights since the arbitration decision in December 1975 that struck down the reserve clause — it led to an eight-day strike during spring training in 1980 and a 50-day strike during the 1981 season. Compensation had been narrowed in recent years but still caused some free agents to have fewer bidders and sign later.

12 and Pac-12 have set June 15 as their opening date. Other conferences, such as the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference, are letting schools figure out what’s best for themselves. Ohio State and Iowa in the Big Ten started voluntary workouts Monday, along with Louisville in the ACC. Oklahoma from the Big 12 is waiting until July 1, sticking with a plan it was working on before the NCAA last month cleared the way for voluntary workouts starting June 1. The Sooners didn’t see benefits in rushing but others decided the sooner the better.

“We wanted to actually go as early as we could because if we did have a problem, then you could you could actually manage it in with a lot more time,” Bjork said.

Schools hope to transition to required team activities in mid-July. A copy of the the Football Oversight Committee’s six-week plan includes a typical four-week preseason practice schedule preceded by two weeks during which teams can do up 20 hours per week of weight training, conditioning, film study, meetings and walkthroughs with coaches.

Players would not be permitted to wear helmets

and pads during walkthroughs, but a ball could be used for instruction.

The plan, which still needs to be approved by the Division I Council, was obtained Monday by The Associated Press and first reported by Sports Illustrated.

Of course, there is only so much schools can do to manage 18- to 22-year-old football players.

“What you worry about ism this is two hours a day, right?” Rhoades said.

“And so what are student athletes, what are young men as it pertains to football, doing the other 22 hours?”

The message coaches, administrators and medical staff are trying to get across to their players is their behavior is an important as testing, screening and disinfecting. Limit the exposure to people outside the team bubble. That night out at the bar or the weekend trip to the beach could lead to an infection that sets back the whole team — or something worse.

“What we’re trying to impress upon them,” Stewart said, “is that if this season is important to you, then you have to do things different this year than you have done ever before and maybe even ever again.”

the burden of wearing additional equipment or not wanting all their comments to be broadcast, no matter how many editing safeguards are in place.

Mics were used for a pair of made-for-TV exhibitions last month, with high praise in the second match involving Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. That was more entertainment than sport, and there was two-way communication, at times featuring Charles Barkley.

McManus said to replicate that in a PGA Tour event was impractical.

But he was bullish on “Inside The Ropes,” in which a small tent would be erected just off one of the tees for players to go into and answer a question printed on a card. There would be no one else in the tent and the producer would work the interview into the broadcast instead of it being live.

“I want this to be expressed — ‘Guys, we need your help. We’re not asking for a lot,’” Nantz said. “If you had a chance to hear from 30 players in the field, you can’t imagine what a difference that could make to our broadcast. All they have to do is walk over and talk into a confession cam. We need the players’ help.”

Nantz faces what he

calls “one of the great challenges I’ve seen in my 35 years.” He won’t be going to the compound or even the clubhouse, just straight to the 18th tower, and then back to his hotel. And he’ll be calling action at an event with no spectators, a policy of the PGA Tour for five straight tournaments until the Memorial on July 16-19.

As quiet as golf is meant to be, noise on the course is underrated, particularly on Sunday.

“You use that ambient noise as a measuring stick of where you’re supposed to take your voice,” Nantz said. “Golf has the reputation of being a whisper sport. There also are many times where a key shot is made, a putt is hole ... the energy in the crowd is there and you’re playing off it.”

Nantz also plans a somber start to the broadcast to take in the pulse of the country, first from the pandemic, lately from the civil unrest that has led to nationwide protests stemming from the police killing of George Floyd.

“I consider this to be perhaps the most important moment in our country in my lifetime,” the 61-yearold Nantz said. “We have to get this right. We can’t let this opportunity pass. I hope to express that at the top” of the broadcast.

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Case No. 20PB03212 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as the personal representative of the above entitled estate. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers, within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice, as stated below, to the personal representative at the office of Mark Hendershott, Lawyer, 251 N. Umpqua, P.O. Box P, Sutherlin, Oregon 97479, or they may be barred.

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Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Coos Bay Notice of Supplemental Budget A supplemental budget for the Urban Renewal Agency’s Downtown Capital Projects Fund will be considered at the June 16, 2020 URA Board Meeting which begins after the City Council meeting starting at 7:00 pm. This meeting will be held remotely using the Micro-

101-PUBLIC NOTICES

286063

FORM LB-1

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

A public meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on June 17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at Fire Station 1; 92342 Cape Arago Hwy; Coos Bay, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 as approved by the Charleston Rural Fire Protection District Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at the office of the Charleston Rural Fire Protection District; 92342 Cape Arago Hwy; Coos Bay, Oregon, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. This budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the preceding year.

Telephone: (541) 888-3268

Contact: Michael Sneddon

Email: charchief8201@gmail.com

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES Actual Amount

TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS

Adopted Budget

2018-2019 Beginning Fund Balance/Net Working Capital Fees, Licenses, Permits, Fines, Assessments & Other Service Charges Federal, State and All Other Grants, Gifts, Allocations and Donations Revenue from Bonds and Other Debt Interfund Transfers / Internal Service Reimbursements All Other Resources Except Property Taxes Property Taxes Estimated to be Received Total Resources

$315,630 28,892 0 0 99,200 96,099 711,004 $1,250,825

Approved Budget

This Year 2019-2020 $352,100 25,000 58,000 0 63,900 110,700 723,200 $1,332,900

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION Personnel Services $394,606 Materials and Services 293,444 Capital Outlay 80,810 14,891 Debt Service 99,200 Interfund Transfers 0 Contingencies 0 Special Payments 367,874 Unappropriated Ending Balance and Reserved for Future Expenditure Total Requirements $1,250,825

Next Year 2020-2021 $270,100 30,000 48,000 0 48,200 120,800 741,700 $1,258,800

$449,900 434,600 167,100 15,000 63,900 40,000 0 162,400 $1,332,900

$494,500 417,600 80,900 15,400 48,200 40,000 0 162,200 $1,258,800

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT OR PROGRAM * Name of Organizational Unit or Program FTE for that unit or program Non-Departmental / Non-Program 1,250,825 1,332,900 FTE 3 6 Total Requirements $1,250,825 $1,332,900 Total FTE 3 6

1,258,800 5 $1,258,800 5

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING * There were no prominent changes in the 2020-2021 approved budget as compared to the 2019-2020 budget.

Permanent Rate Levy

(rate limit 4.0715 per $1,000)

PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed 3.00

Rate or Amount Imposed 3.00

STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding on July 1. $85,000 $85,000

LONG TERM DEBT Other Borrowings Total

Rate or Amount Approved 3.00

Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred on July 1 $0 $0

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287095

FORM CC-1

NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING

A public meeting of the Southwestern Oregon Community College Board of Education will be held on June 22, 2020 at 4:00 pm at 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay, Oregon. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 as approved by the Southwestern Oregon Community College Budget Committee. A summary of the budget is presented below. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained at 1988 Newmark Ave., Coos Bay, Dellwood Hall Room 16A between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or online at wwww.socc.edu/board. This Budget is for an annual budget period. This budget was prepared on a basis of accounting that is the same as the basis of accounting used during the preceding year.

Contact: Kathy Dixon

Telephone: 541-888-7408

TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Beginning Fund Balance Current Year Property Taxes, other than Local Option Taxes Tuition and Fees Other Revenue from Local Sources Revenue from State Sources Revenue from Federal Sources Interfund Transfers All Other Budget Resources Total Resources

Personnel Services Materials & Services Financial Aid Capital Outlay Debt Service Interfund Transfers Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance & Reserves Total Requirements

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - RESOURCES Actual Amount Last Year 2018-2019 $8,746,162 $6,021,513 $7,487,279 $287,884 $13,182,900 $7,969,781 $2,522,317 $30,615,083 $76,832,919

Email: kathy.dixon@socc.edu

Adopted Budget This Year 2019-2020 $10,543,214 $5,883,566 $9,242,481 $194,578 $23,938,095 $16,276,403 $5,945,589 $33,747,759 $105,771,685

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS BY OBJECT CLASSIFICATION $20,781,830 $17,295,012 $7,101,028 $3,586,242 $3,346,868 $2,522,317 $22,199,622 $76,832,919

Approved Budget Next Year 2020-2021 $8,222,690 $5,974,836 $8,571,259 $285,652 $11,311,041 $12,778,637 $4,104,082 $18,161,917 $69,410,114

$22,346,389 $14,511,658 $10,084,000 $40,507,438 $9,186,611 $5,945,589 $3,190,000 $105,771,685

$21,879,169 $13,919,909 $10,084,000 $8,178,171 $8,054,783 $4,104,082 $3,190,000 $69,410,114

FINANCIAL SUMMARY - REQUIREMENTS AND FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES (FTE) BY FUNCTION Instruction $8,798,962 $6,679,448 FTE 94.37 89.76 Instructional Support $1,927,184 $1,859,367 FTE 15.98 17.47 Student Services other than Student Loans and Financial Aid $8,379,714 $9,140,901 FTE 73.72 79.44 Student Loans and Financial Aid $7,216,000 $10,084,000 FTE 5.07 7.26 Community Services $2,308,781 $3,158,423 FTE 25.28 21.87 Support Serv. other than Facilities Acquisition and Construction $8,987,777 $21,500,825 FTE 57.61 61.87 Facilities Acquisition and Construction $11,145,694 $35,026,521 FTE 0 0.18 Interfund Transfers $2,522,317 $5,945,589 Debt Service $3,346,868 $9,186,611 Unappropriated Ending Fund Balance and Reserves $22,199,622 $3,190,000 Total Requirements $76,832,919 $105,771,685 272.03 277.85 Total FTE

$6,315,579 74.69 $1,321,167 12.92 $8,603,792 74.7 $10,084,000 7.26 $4,489,089 23.62 $19,247,622 60.61 $4,000,000 0 $4,104,082 $8,054,783 $3,190,000 $69,410,114 253.8

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN ACTIVITIES and SOURCES OF FINANCING * Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, higher education has drastically changed our operation and many variables in the upcoming year. Due to an anticipated 15% enrollment decline, SWOCC made difficult decisions to eliminate positions, our Educare program and unfill some open positions. In total, the General Fund reduced FTE by almost 17 positions. Tuition and fees were increased 3% and Student Housing increased rates by 3% after being static for a couple years. The completion of our Umpqua Hall Health & Science Building is expected in late fall of 2020 and we anticpate added growth to those many programs.

Permanent Rate Levy

(Rate Limit 0.7017 per $1,000)

LONG TERM DEBT Other Bonds Other Borrowings Total

PROPERTY TAX LEVIES Rate or Amount Imposed Last Year 2018-2019 0.7017 STATEMENT OF INDEBTEDNESS Estimated Debt Outstanding July 1 $42,050,000 $42,050,000

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Rate or Amount Imposed This Year 2019-2020 0.7017

Rate or Amount Approved Next Year 2020-2021 0.7017

Estimated Debt Authorized, But Not Incurred July 1 $3,500,000 $3,500,000

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United States went into recession in February WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy entered a recession in February as the coronavirus struck the nation, a group of economists declared Monday, ending the longest expansion on record.

The economists said that employment, income and spending peaked in February and then fell sharply afterward as the viral outbreak shut down businesses across the country, marking the start of the downturn after nearly 11 full years of economic growth.

A committee within the National Bureau of Economic Research, a private nonprofit group, determines when recessions begin and end. It broadly defines a recession as “a decline in economic activity that lasts more than a few months.”

For that reason, the NBER typically waits longer before making a determination that the economy is in a downturn.

In the previous recession, the committee did not declare that the economy was in recession until December 2008, a year after it had actually begun. But

in this case, the NBER said the collapse in employment and incomes was so steep that it could much more quickly make a determination.

“The unprecedented magnitude of the decline in employment and production, and its broad reach across the entire economy, warrants the designation of this episode as a recession, even if it turns out to be briefer than earlier contractions,” the NBER panel said.

The way the NBER defines recessions, they begin in the same month that the previous expansion ends. Because the economy peaked in February, that is the month when the recession officially began, rather than in March, when unemployment began to rise.

Financial markets had little reaction Monday to the NBER’s declaration. February is when the stock market hit its own record high before stumbling into a severe downturn from which it has mostly recovered, thanks to extraordinary stimulus and support measures from the Federal Reserve and Congress as well as

expectations that the worst of the economic pain may have passed.

The unemployment rate is officially 13.3%, down from 14.7% in April. Both figures are higher than in any other downturn since World War II. A broader measure of underemployment that includes those who have given up looking and those who have been reduced to part-time status is 21.2%.

On Friday, the government said that employers added 2.5 million jobs in May, an unexpected gain that suggested job losses may have bottomed out.

A recession ends when employment and output start to pick up again, not when they reach their pre-recession levels. So it’s possible that the recession could technically end soon.

That would make the current recession the shortest and deepest on record. It is expected to be followed by an extended recovery before the economy manages to regain its pre-pandemic levels of production and employment.

Some economists say it could take two years or more, with the unemployment rate likely still

10% or higher at the end of this year.

“The most important thing to focus on is the strength of the recovery, and that’s where the greatest uncertainty lies right now,” said Ernie Tedeschi, policy economist at investment bank Evercore ISI. It’s unclear, Tedeschi noted, whether the virus is under control, whether there will be a second wave or whether or when a vaccine will be developed.

On Monday, the World Bank said the world was facing a health and economic crisis that has spread with astonishing speed and will produce the largest shock the global economy has witnessed in seven decades. It expects millions of people to be pushed into extreme poverty.

In its updated global outlook, the World Bank projected that international economic activity will shrink by 5.2% this year, the deepest recession since a contraction in 1945-46 at the end of World War II. The 5.2% downturn would be the fourth-worst global downturn over the past 150 years, exceeded only by the

Cristobal moves into the Midwest will bring the threat of wildfires in areas with dry grass, forecasters warned.

Cristobal weakened into a depression early Monday after inundating coastal Louisiana and ginning up dangerous weather along most of the U.S. Gulf Coast, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town and spawning a tornado in Florida.

In Louisiana, two boaters were found Monday afternoon in good condition after their boat sank in a deepwater straight near Slidell on Sunday, authorities said.

They told deputies they survived in the water by clinging to one life jacket Sunday afternoon and Sunday night before they were able to reach the shore Monday morning, St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s Sgt. Suzanne Carboni said in a statement.

The pair then swam across a marshy area and were found sitting on the porch of a camp, Carboni said.

Heavy rainfall and a storm surge continued posing a threat

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — The remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved across parts of the Midwest on Tuesday after lashing the South, unleashing downpours and bringing gusty winds as more high winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms were forecast.

Heavy rain hit Missouri on Tuesday morning and Cristobal was expected to intensify later in the day as another “energetic” weather system approaches from the west and begins to interact with it, the National Weather Service said.

Cristobal may produce flash flooding and isolated river flooding, as well as few tornadoes, the weather service said.

Wind gusts of up to 45 mph were expected in Chicago by Tuesday night, the weather service said. Boaters were being warned of gale-force winds on Lake Michigan on Tuesday and Wednesday.

High winds could be felt from Nebraska to Wisconsin, forecasters said. In parts of Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota, the gusty winds and low humidity

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across a wide area of the Gulf coast after Cristobal made landfall Sunday afternoon packing 50-mph winds between the mouth of the Mississippi River and the since-evacuated barrier island resort community of Grand Isle.

Coastal Mississippi news outlets reported stalled cars and trucks as flood waters inundated beaches and crashed over highways. On the City of Biloxi Facebook page, officials said emergency workers helped dozens of motorists through flood waters, mostly on U.S. 90 running along the coast.

In Alabama, the bridge linking the mainland to Dauphin Island was closed much of Sunday but was being reopened Monday.

Police and state transportation department vehicles led convoys of motorists to and from the island when breaks in the weather permitted.

“The storm could have been a lot worse, I’m very thankful to say. We were largely spared,” Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are planning to vote this week on a measure that would allow President Donald Trump to speak in front of a packed Republican National Convention without some of the restrictions officials have required elsewhere to stop the coronavirus.

The first vote, which could be held as early as Tuesday, will largely be a symbolic one, given the measure will almost assuredly be rejected by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republicans will be unlikely to have the votes to override his veto.

During a Monday news conference, the governor called the proposal “irresponsible” and suggested state lawmakers do not have a role in the decision-making process.

“What we need to do is continue our conversations with the RNC,” Cooper said, referring to the Republican National Committee, which runs the convention.

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Cooper refused, saying the convention in August would have to be scaled down to protect public health. In response, Trump announced plans to hold his speech elsewhere.

The bill would require attendees to complete both pre-attendance and daily health surveys and have their temperatures taken prior to entry. But it would not require face masks or 6 feet (1.8 meters) feet of physical distancing.

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Diane Swonk, chief economist at Grant Thornton, an accounting firm, said the NBER committee might end up declaring this recession to have already ended in May based on the fact that hiring rebounded that month.

“We could have the shortest recession in history — it seems ridiculous, but we could,” Swonk said. Still, it will take much longer for the economy to rebound, she said.

“This bottom is going to be uniquely deep, and we don’t know how fast we will get out of the bottom,” she said.

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